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Welcome to the Wednesday, February 21, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: No open U.S. House seats in Illinois for the first time in a decade Illinois is tied for fifth (with Pennsylvania) for most U.S. House districts in Congress. For the first time since 2014,…

Welcome to the Tuesday, February 20, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Wisconsin’s spring primaries are today—here is what’s on the ballot  This year, voters in Wisconsin will have four statewide election dates on which to cast ballots, and the first is today, Feb. 20. Today’s…

Welcome to the Friday, February 16, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott There will be no Brew on Monday, Feb. 19, in observance of President’s Day. We’ll see you back in your inboxes on Feb. 20. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Ballotpedia to cover nearly half the country’s school board elections…

Welcome to the Thursday, February 15, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Average margin of victory in state legislative general elections last year was highest since 2018 Last November, general elections were held for 578 seats in eight legislative chambers across four states: Louisiana,…

Welcome to the Tuesday, February 13, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Georgia, South Carolina, and Texas ballots have featured political party platform advisory questions in recent years At Ballotpedia, we track every single statewide ballot measure. The more widely known ones are about topics like…

Welcome to the Wednesday, February 14, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: San Francisco to vote on 8th-grade math ballot measure Last month we looked at Proposition B, which would amend San Francisco’s charter regarding minimum police officer staffing levels and establish a fund for police…

Welcome to the Monday, February 12, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora and Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: New York’s 3rd Congressional District special election tomorrow  Tom Suozzi (D) and Mazi Pilip (R) are running in a special election in New York’s 3rd Congressional District tomorrow, Feb.…

Welcome to the Friday, February 9, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott and Joseph Greaney Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Michigan Democratic trifecta at stake in upcoming special elections Throughout the year, we’ll bring you coverage of the most compelling primaries—the battleground elections we expect to have a meaningful effect on…

Welcome to the Thursday, February 8, 2024, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: More seats were open in nation’s largest cities and school districts than in the previous three cycles Ballotpedia has published comprehensive analyses on all school board elections in the 100 most…

Welcome to the Wednesday, February 7, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 10 Oregon state senators may not run for re-election, according to state supreme court On Feb. 1, the Oregon Supreme Court upheld Measure 113 — a 2022 ballot initiative that makes legislators ineligible for…